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Gudeg Pawon, the culinary icon of Jogjakarta

Holiday Ayo - Gudeg Pawon Jogja is one of the most famous typical foods of the city of Jogja. not infrequently many tourists hunt for this food while in Jogja. Besides, now there are many gudeg sellers who innovate from how to sell. for example, this one is Gudeg Pawon Jogja.

At first gudeg emerged from a puppet show in the Mataram area and the entertainment at night was very much interested by the surrounding community and this invited food vendors, one of which was a gudeg seller.

There are so many stories circulating about gudeg food. For example, the owner of a house in the Surakarta area will serve a gudeg menu for every visiting guest.

Then, there is also a story about a village in Java where once there was a traveler named Cebolang and his four students who traveled to the Perdikan Majasta area. after that they were greeted with gudeg manggar, kupat and others and when in Wonogiri the cebolang were also served the same dish but with different variations in processing and serving.

One of the famous Gudeg Pawon stalls, Ibu Prapto's Gudeg stall, is a business that was started in 1958. This shop is open only at night, precisely at 22.00 WIB and closes at 1 AM. Not infrequently when many people call this stall as a culinary night in Jogja. Even though it's only open at night, this shop is never empty of buyers and even more visitors are arriving at night.

One of the unique features of this shop is the way of cooking which still uses traditional methods such as using a wood-fueled stove. According to the owner of this shop, when cooking using a stove, the resulting taste will be more delicious.

You can find this Jogja culinary in the Janturan Street area, precisely at blocks 36-38. If you come to this place make sure to come early so you don't run out. especially during holidays, sometimes gudeg is sold out within 2 hours.

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